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Brewery Tours

Today, Bell’s Brewery is one of the oldest craft brewers east of Colorado.

More than 25 years ago, things were a little different.

Bell’s had one employee – Larry Bell. The fermenters were plastic garbage pails. The brew kettle was a 15-gallon stock pot (still used even now), kegs were washed on an inverted pallet and the heat exchanger was a copper coil in a bucket.

When customers showed up on Fridays to buy one-gallon plastic, collapsible containers filled from the tap, the thermostat was turned up from 50 to 60 degrees. There was even a jump rope to help keep you warm.

Our original brewery - Downtown Kalamazoo

Free brewery tours of our original brewery are offered at 12:0 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays. They are also offered at 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sundays.

Our Comstock Brewery

With our original brewery surrounded on three sides by train tracks along with Kalamazoo Ave. on the fourth side, we recognized a need to plan for more space in which to grow early on. In 2003, we opened our Comstock Brewery (8938 Krum Ave.) - a short 12 minute to drive away.

Free guided tours are offered on Saturdays at noon and 4 p.m.

Our new brewhouse was also designed for self guided tours as well. Everyone is invited to walk through at their own pace. Observation decks offer a prime viewing of our Bottling Hall, our older 50-barrel brewhouse, fermentation cellars and more.

Everyone is welcome to visit the brewing gallery from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.

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